New York City — Recently released video shows a gunman riding on the back of an electric scooter opened fire on a group of people at a Bronx playground earlier this month in a drive-by shooting, according to the New York Post.
The incident occurred at the Magenta Playground in the Allerton section of the Bronx at about 5:30 p.m. on March 12th, when the shooter and his accomplice pulled up to the park on the scooter.
🚨NYC: Help @NYPDDetectives identify the 2 individuals that drove by & shot into a crowd inside a #Bronx PLAYGROUND. The incident occurred on 3/12, around 5:30 PM, at the Magenta Playground on Olinville Ave & Rosewood St.
Anyone with info please call ☎️ @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/HqFYvfkQ4d
— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) March 23, 2021
The suspect then fired several rounds from a handgun, as the scooter driver rolled by the park. After the shooting, the suspects fled the area. Fortunately,while three parked cars were damaged, no one was injured in this wildly violent shooting.
